Ubuntu Manpage: korg2gig - Convert sound files from KORG to GigaStudio format.

NAME

       korg2gig - Convert sound files from KORG to GigaStudio format.

SYNOPSIS

       korg2gig [-v] [-f] [--interpret-names] FILE1 [ FILE2 ... ] NEWFILE

DESCRIPTION

This tool takes a list of KORG sound files, used with KORG synthesizer keyboards like
Trinity, Triton, OASYS, M3 or Kronos, and converts them to a Gigasampler/GigaStudio (.gig)
file. All input KORG files are merged to a single (.gig) output file.

For each KORG "multi-sample" (.KMP) file a separate GigaStudio instrument will be created
in the output (.gig) file. KORG Sample (.KSF) files referenced by such multi-sample (.KMP)
files are automatically detected, loaded and written to the output (.gig) file as well.
Assignments of samples to keyboard regions, sample loops and other minor articulation
information are converted as well. But note, the multi-sample (.KMP) form is very
primitive. It does NOT save the detailed articulation information of your KORG keyboard
like envelopes, LFO and filter settings. Those information are stored in a separate
program (.PCG) file.

Unfortunately there is no support for KORG's program/combinations/bank (.PCG) files yet.
Have a look at option --interpret-names for a workaround. Because of this lack of
support for .PCG files, you still have to adjust the articulation settings in the output
(.gig) file afterwards with an instrument editor application like gigedit(1).

If you are explicitly passing KORG sample (.KSF) files as well, and they are not
referenced by any "multi-sample" (.KMP) file you might have passed, then those orphaned
samples are added to the output (.gig) file in a separate sample group called "Not
referenced". That way you can easily distinguish samples in the output (.gig) file which
are actually used by one of the instruments, and the samples that are not used yet.

NOTE: This tool might need quite a lot RAM at the moment. Approximately it will allocate
as much RAM as the expected output .gig file will be in size. So make sure you have enough
free RAM and/or swap space, otherwise this tool might crash if it cannot allocate the
required RAM space.

OPTIONS

        FILE1 [ FILE2 ... ]
              A list of input KORG sound (.KMP or .KSF) files. You must supply at least one  KORG
              file.  KORG  sample  (.KSF) files referenced in the so called "multi-sample" (.KMP)
              file(s) are automatically detected and loaded. So in most cases you would just pass
              .KMP file(s) as input file argument(s).

        NEWFILE
              Output  file  in  Gigasampler/GigaStudio (.gig) format. If this output file already
              exists, korg2gig will abort with  an  error  message  unless  you  specify   -f  as
              argument as well.

        -v    print version and exit

        -f    Overwrite output file if it already exists.

         --interpret-names
              Try  to  guess  left/right  sample  pairs  and  velocity  splits.  This  is a nasty
              workaround for the fact that there is no support for reading KORG .PCG  files  yet.
              If  you  manually named the multi-samples (.KMP files) on your keyboard in a scheme
              like "PIANO 003-120 -R" it will interpret the two hints as a) velocity split  range
              (in  this  example from velocity 3 to 120) and b) stereo sample pairs (in this case
              the multi-sample contains the right channel). Of course you can also  omit  one  or
              both  hints  if  you  don't want to have a velocity split or stereo sample pair for
              certain instruments or regions.

BUGS

       Check and report bugs at http://bugs.linuxsampler.org

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